Staff Reporter :
Jatiya Oikyafront’s top leader Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said, nominations are not being given based on alliance, but based on political parties.
The alliance partners could not reach any decision on seat-sharing issues and that is why the decision to nominate candidates based on political parties was taken, said Dr Kamal, also the president of Gonoforum.
He said this while addressing the journalists after a meeting with Jatiya Oikyafront leaders at his Baily Road residence this morning.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir replying queries to the reporters at Chairperson’s Gulshan office said, “We have nominated from our party so far about 800 candidates. The 20-party alliance partners have also given nominations and the Oikyafront partners are nominating candidates from their respective parties.”
It will be decided later which candidates will contest under the banner of Oikyafront and in which constituency, Dr Kamal further said.
The leaders sat around 10 am for finalising candidates for the 11th parliamentary election to be held on December 30.
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Gonoforum General Secretary Mostafa Mohsin Montu were present, among others, at the meeting.
At the press conference of Gulshan office on Tuesday afternoon, Mirza Fakhrul Islam replying another question said, “I cannot say the right figure.” Perhaps around 60, he said.
The Jatiya Oikyafront was formally launched on October 13, 2018 after weeks of talks and intense negotiations, targeting the national elections.
The alliance, which includes Dr Kamal Hossain-led Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, during its launching unveiled an 11-point goal and promised to bring sweeping reforms in governance system if voted to power.
The alliance will operate under a joint leadership, sources said, but gave few details.
The two other partners of the alliance are Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) led by ASM Abdur Rab and Nagorik Oikya led by Mahmudur Rahman Manna, a former Awami League leader.
